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Virginia roads bill signed into law
The commonwealth of Virginia's road construction fund was on a pace to run out in four years. But a landmark transportation-funding bill Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) ceremoniously signed Monday will generate $1.4 billion per year for Virginia's roads and highways.… Keep Reading
Vulcan makes first-quarter results public
Vulcan Materials Co. released its 2013 first-quarter results today, noting that its aggregates gross profit was down over the prior year's first quarter yet emphasizing that the company's business segments performed as they were expected to. "Aggregates segment gross profit,… Keep Reading
Dates announced for Blasting and Explosives Safety Training
The annual fall Blasting and Explosives Safety Training (BEST) Seminar will be held Sept. 4-6, 2013, at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, S.D. The two-and-a-half day educational training session will be capped by a night blast… Keep Reading
IRock expands dealer network
IRock Crushers has named Ace Equipment Sales Inc. its dealer in New England and New York. Ace Equipment Sales, a family-owned business founded in 1973, is based in Willington, Conn. “IRock's screeners and crushers are a good niche for us,"… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta reports first-quarter results
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. released its first-quarter report today, noting that the company's results were in line with management's expectations for the winter months. “Due to a more normal winter weather pattern, and in fact, more severe and extended in… Keep Reading
Case introduces app for smartphones, tablets
Case Construction Equipment has launched the Case Experience Augmented Reality (AR) app that allows its customers to engage with its products through interactive and 3D features, videos, animations and voice-supported text on mobile devices. The app is optimized for the… Keep Reading
Cemex sand mine proposal delayed
The vote on Cemex's proposed Four Points Sand Mine in Clermont, Fla., has been pushed back to May 21, reports the Orlando Business Journal. Cemex aims to convert 1,200 acres of farmland into a surface mine, but the project has… Keep Reading
Lafarge initiative geared toward community enrichment
Lafarge Canada Inc. is reaffirming its commitment to communities and customers through a new initiative called Building Better Cities. According to Lafarge Canada, Building Better Cities will be applied to all internal and external marketing and communications materials across Canada.… Keep Reading
Lafarge relocates facility to redeveloped quarry
Lafarge Canada Inc. has moved its western Canada headquarters to a rehabilitated gravel pit in Calgary. One hundred Lafarge employees will be based there. "This is really a full lifecycle story," says René Thibault, CEO of Lafarge in western Canada.… Keep Reading
